General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 18 inches
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Time: Summer
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Groundcover
Suitable as Annual
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: 65 to 85 degrees
Days to germinate: 10 to 20
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Trade name information:
Series: Giant Exhibition™
Trade Name: Palisandra
Cultivar name: 'Palisandra'
Common names
  • Coleus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Coleus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Plectranthus scutellarioides
  • Synonym: Solenostemon scutellarioides

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Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2015-06-24
Location: Sharps Chapel, Tennessee
Date: July 25, 2018
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2021-08-06

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo Courtesy of Smokeys Daylily Gardens Used with Permission
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: central Illinois
Date: 10-1-05
Location: NJ
Date: 2010-05-18
Seedlings in the house right before spring
Location: central Illinois
Date: 2005-09-25
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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Nov 23, 2011 1:45 AM concerning plant:
    Remove flowering stems for best looks.
    Easy to overwinter under lights and propagate new plants by stem cuttings in water in spring.
    Sometimes plants will start anew with pinch outside and sticking cutting directly into a moist place of the earth.
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